Bob Evens

The Rt Revd Bob Evens ACIB Dip Th
former Bishop of Crediton
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Exeter
Installed	5 December 2004
Term ended	31 October 2012 (retired)
Predecessor	Rt Revd Richard Hawkins
Orders
Consecration	30 November 2004
Personal details
Born	(1947-05-29) 29 May 1947 Plymouth
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Sue (c1972—)^[1]
Children	2 adult children^[1]
Profession	formerly banker
Alma mater	Trinity College, Bristol

Robert John Scott Evens (known as Bob;^[2] born 29 May 1947) is an English Anglican bishop, the former suffragan Bishop of Crediton in the Diocese of Exeter.

Evens was born in post-war Plymouth, where he lived until he was six. His father joined up with the Devonshire Regiment at the beginning of World War II and then entered banking once the war was ended. His career meant a number of moves for the Evens family, including a period in Exeter, where Robert attended Hele's School, and a later move to Ilfracombe.

Robert followed his father into banking, working at National Westminster in Barnstaple and later in Bristol and Bath, before training for ordination to the priesthood. He was ordained deacon in 1977 and priest in 1978.^[1] Evens was previously Archdeacon of Bath in the Diocese of Bath and Wells from 1996 until his consecration to the episcopacy. Bishop Bob was consecrated bishop at Westminster Abbey on 30 November 2004 and installed as Bishop of Crediton on 5 December 2004 at Exeter Cathedral;^[1] he retired on 31 October 2012.^[3]

Styles

Robert (or Bob) Evens (1947–1977)
The Revd Bob Evens (1977–1996)
The Ven Bob Evens (1996–2004)
The Rt Revd Bob Evens (2004–present)

References

Church of England titles
Preceded by Richard Hawkins	Bishop of Crediton 2004–2012	Succeeded by Nick McKinnel

Bishops of Crediton

Medieval diocesans	Eadwulf Æthelgar Ælfwold I Sideman Ælfric Ælfwold II Ælfwold III Eadnoth Lyfing of Winchester Leofric see removed to Exeter

Modern suffragans	Robert Trefusis William Surtees Wilfrid Westall Philip Pasterfield Peter Coleman Richard Hawkins Bob Evens

Archdeacons of Bath

High Medieval	Gerbert Martin Thomas (I) Baldwin John Comyn Peter of Blois John of Colchester Hugh of Wells Nicholas de Neville Henry Tessun Nicholas Tessun Robert de Chauncy John de Cheam Walter de Merton Thomas (II) Ralph de Wicham/Wikham Thomas of Axbridge Iterius Bochard of Angoulême

Late Medieval	Henry of Sandwich Matthew de Valenciis Walter de Hulle John Power Hugh Herle Ranulf de Gorce de Monterac Roger Harewell Thomas Warde William Sprever Hugh Sugar/Norris Richard Lichefeld William Cosyn Thomas Beaumont

Early modern	John Pikman Thomas Tomyow Robert Shorton Walter Cretyng James Bond Tobias Matthew William Powell Timothy Revett William Peirs William Davis John Sellick William Clement William Hunt Lawson Huddleston Samuel Squire Thomas Camplin John Chapman Edmund Lovell

Late modern	James Phillott George Trevelyan Josiah Thomas Charles Moysey William Brymer William Gunning Robert Browne Hilton Bothamley Lancelot Fish Sydney Boyd William Selwyn Edwin Cook Arthur Hopley Tom Baker Richard Hall Bob Evens Andy Piggott

Diocese of Exeter

Exeter Cathedral The Palace, Exeter The Old Deanery, Exeter

Office holders	The Bishop of Exeter, Robert Atwell The Bishop suffragan of Crediton and Bishop suffragan designate of Plymouth, Nick McKinnel AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet The Dean of Exeter, Jonathan Draper The Archdeacon of Plymouth, Ian Chandler The Archdeacon of Exeter, Christopher Futcher The Archdeacon of Barnstaple, Mark Butchers The Archdeacon of Totnes, Douglas Dettmer

Selected deaneries	Deanery of Barnstaple Deanery of Cadbury Deanery of Christianity (Exeter) Deanery of Hartland

Historic offices	Archdeacon of Cornwall (11th century – 1876; became the Diocese of Truro)